Birds That Start With F

12 birds Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 12 birds that start with F, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

F has 12 birds. The falcon, finch and flamingo are the stars, and the flamingo is easy to spot thanks to its pink colour and its habit of standing on one leg.

The rest of the list rewards curious birders. The fulmar is a seabird, and the frigate bird has a red throat pouch. The fieldfare is a type of thrush, and the flycatcher is named for how it hunts. The fairy bluebird has bright blue feathers, and the fig-bird feeds on fruit.

Birds starting with F: 12
Best known: falcon, finch
Longest name: fairy bluebird

Best-known birds that start with F

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

falcon
finch
flamingo
flycatcher
fieldfare

All birds that start with F

#	Name	What it is
1	fairy bluebird	fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
2	falcon	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
3	field sparrow	common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
4	fieldfare	large grey-headed thrush of Europe and Asia
5	fig-bird	greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
6	finch	any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
7	fish eagle	large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
8	flamingo	large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
9	flicker	North American woodpecker
10	flycatcher	any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
11	frigate bird	long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
12	fulmar	heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions

Short birds with F

finch

Questions people ask

How many birds start with F?

This list has 12 birds starting with F, from well-known ones like falcon, finch, flamingo to rarer kinds.

What birds start with F?

Well-known examples are falcon, finch, flamingo, flycatcher, fieldfare.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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